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Massachusetts Equal Pay Act: An Overview of the Attorney General Guidance
By Martha J. Zackin On March 1, 2018, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office published guidance on the amendments to the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act (MEPA), as described below. By way of background, the amendments, signed into law in 2016 and effective July 1, 2018, seeks to ensure that men and women are paid equal wages […]
DOL Signals Loosening in Regulatory Stance on Independent Contractor Misclassification and Joint Employer Liability
Alexandra D. Thaler and Justin Engel The federal Department of Labor signaled this week that it is reversing course on Obama-era policies that had resulted in the risk of expansive employer liability with respect to worker classification and joint employment. The DOL’s withdrawal of two controversial guidance documents from 2015 and 2016 is one in […]
Overtime Update: Will the Texas Decision Invalidating the DOL Overtime Rule Survive and What Should Employers Do Now?
By Kenneth M. Bello Now that a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction staying implementation of the new DOL regulations revising salary thresholds for determining application of the white collar minimum wage and overtime pay exemptions, otherwise slated to go into effect on December 1st, what happens next, and how quickly will that occur? […]
DOL Overtime Rule Stopped: Nationwide Injunction Issued by Texas Judge
In a last-minute, and therefore surprising, decision issued today, a Texas Federal District Court judge has blocked enforcement of the revised federal overtime rule set to become effective December 1, 2016. The rule, issued by the federal Department of Labor, would require employers to pay a salary of at least $913 dollars per week (equivalent to $47,476 […]
EEOC Publishes Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2017-2021
By Martha J. Zackin EEOC recently published its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021, in which it outlines the areas in which it intends to focus its strategic litigation and enforcement activities in the coming years. Not surprisingly, the EEOC indicates that it intends to expend significant resources on understanding and protecting temporary employees […]